State of Grace2001 | TV Show

A warm family dramedy about the friendship between extremely different 12-year-olds in 1965 North Carolina: Jewish Hannah and very Southern Grace. Their tales are told from the perspective of the adult Hannah, with delightful narration by Oscar winner Fran (more…)A warm family dramedy about the friendship between extremely different 12-year-olds in 1965 North Carolina: Jewish Hannah and very Southern Grace. Their tales are told from the perspective of the adult Hannah, with delightful narration by Oscar winner Frances McDormand.

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The Rayburns celebrate their first Hanukkah in the South, but it doesn't turn out the way they envisioned it. At the McKees', Tattie tries to cook a traditional Christmas dinner, but, of course, she doesn't have a clue where to begin. Tommy: Tom Verica. Walker: Bryan Neal. Nigel: Adrian Neil. Harold: Jerome Guardino. Shirley: Bonnie Bailey-Reed.

Season 2 Episode Guide

The Rayburns celebrate their first Hanukkah in the South, but it doesn't turn out the way they envisioned it. At the McKees', Tattie tries to cook a traditional Christmas dinner, but, of course, she doesn't have a clue where to begin. Tommy: Tom Verica. Walker: Bryan Neal. Nigel: Adrian Neil. Harold: Jerome Guardino. Shirley: Bonnie Bailey-Reed.

Tattie tries to hide the truth about one of her less noble ancestors from an author (Fred Savage) who is writing a book on Southern families; Hannah becomes jealous of her father's bond with a young new employee who has a zeal to learn about the furniture business. Frankie: Corbin Allred. Greer: Kingston DuCoeur. Tattie: Faye Grant. David: Michael Mantell.

Hannah worries that Grace no longer wants to be friends after she returns from summer vacation and gives Hannah the cold shoulder; Uncle Heschie goes out on his first real date, with a woman (Bess Meyer) from his dance class. Nurse: Susan Mackin. Ticket Agent: Noelle Davis. Heschie: Jason Blicker. Hannah: Alia Shawkat.

A clumsy B-movie director (Stephen Collins), who is also Tattie's long-time friend, offers Grace a role in his upcoming film, but the younger McKee isn't convinced she's ready to be a Hollywood actress. At the Rayburn house, Hannah tries to persuade her parents that it's time she got her ears pierced. Doctor: Earl Boen. Producer: Max Alexander. Tattie: Faye Grant. Grace: Mae Whitman.

Hannah and Grace fancy themselves “spies” and set out to prove that an old friend of Tattie's is actually a Government secret agent; Grandma Ida turns sleuth when she picks up clues that could point to Evelyn having an affair. Fairmont: Casey Biggs. Ida: Erica Yohn. Hannah: Alia Shawkat. Grace: Mae Whitman.

An unlikely friendship develops between Ida and Greer when he drives her around town while the Rayburns' car is being repaired; Hannah and Grace believe a boy working at a local burger joint is Rock Hudson's son. Greer: Kingston DuCoeur. Ida: Erica Yohn.

Hannah ignores the attentions of a boy (Dan Byrd) who likes her, and she's crushed when Walker brings a girlfriend (Morgan Kibby) home for the weekend; David and Evelyn try to decide whether to open a store in a new mall. Logan: Shawn Pyfrom. Tommy: Tom Verica. David: Michael Mantell. Evelyn: Dinah Manoff.

Grace begs Tattie to quit smoking, but her mom finds it's harder to stop than she imagined. At Hannah's house, health-conscious Ida stops cooking with fat and refuses to serve meat. Also, Hannah makes the honor roll for the first time and is disappointed when her mother can't make it to the honors ceremony. Harold: Jerome Guardino. Nigel: Adrian Neil. Physician: Earl Boen. Tattie: Faye Grant.

Tattie's first husband (Jeffrey Nordling) arrives and tries to get Walker to come live with him in California; Hannah prepares for her first piano recital. Walker: Bryan Neal. Tattie: Faye Grant. Hannah: Alia Shawkat.

Hannah and Grace ponder whether brains or beauty is better as they prepare for a science fair; Evelyn faces sexism in the workplace; Tattie uses her charms to get a great deal on a new car. Evelyn: Dinah Manoff. Tattie: Faye Grant.

Uncle Heschie feels unappreciated at the family's furniture factory so he strikes out on his own and lands a job as a parking-lot attendant. Over at the McKees', Tattie realizes she needs glasses, but doesn't like what she sees when she gets them. Heschie: Jason Blicker. Tattie: Faye Grant. David: Michael Mantell.

Everyone thinks Walker has a secret girlfriend, until the girls discover that he's sneaking out to play piano at a jazz club; Evelyn and Ida get sick of each other when Evelyn injures herself and has to rest at home. Walker: Bryan Neal. Ida: Erica Yohn. Evelyn: Dinah Manoff.

Evelyn enters a new world socially and professionally when she works on a design project for Tattie; Hannah sees a scary movie after being persuaded by Grace. Evelyn: Dinah Manoff. Tattie: Faye Grant. Hannah: Alia Shawkat.

Grace loses one of Tattie's diamond earrings and tries to replace it before she finds out; Ida secretly goes out with a local butcher; Evelyn worries David has forgotten about their 15th wedding anniversary. Harold: Jerome Guardino. Ida: Erica Yohn. Evelyn: Dinah Manoff. David: Michael Mantell.

Tattie prepares for her wedding to millionaire Tommy Austin (Tom Verica), while Grace tries to run him off. At the Rayburn house, the family buys its first color TV set and everyone but Hannah gets addicted to watching it. Tattie: Faye Grant. Grace: Mae Whitman. Hannah: Alia Shawkat.